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Floodproof on a Floodplain

An impressive addition to the IDEA Home series, the NEWLOOK Experience Home is a master class in engineering and creative design, with builder Michael Freiburger out-thinking an exceptionally tricky lot



Business

Custom Builder to Talk Color Design with Becki Owens at IBS

At this year's IBS, renowned designer Becki Owens will sit down with host James McClister, editor of Custom Builder, to discuss a variety of topics from basic color play in design to the Allura Spectrum palette, a collection of Sherwin-Williams colors curated for the benefit of pros


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Architecture

Design Details: Float On

Hidden tension rods float this terrazzo staircase

Design Spotlight

Design Spotlight: Outbuildings by Charles Hilton

Pyramids, Doric columns, and a dialogue framing the pool and its terrace

Design

Design Spotlight: Outbuildings by Rotelle Studio

See the creative results from the ultimate battle of backyard sheds

Best Practices

Light Touch

Understanding these basics will help you create better lighting transitions

Design

Design Spotlight: Storage Solutions by John Cronin

A place for books, wine, and paperweights

Design

Design Details: Hidden Secret

A hidden library door gives this new custom-built house the quirkiness of an old home.

Design Spotlight

Design Spotlight: Storage Solutions by Rodger Owen

Creating a home where children and adults can feel comfortable in all spaces

Design Spotlight

Design Spotlight: Storage Solutions by Richard Laughlin

From a space to stow the Christmas tree to an island with cookbooks

Leadership

Q + A: Happy Place

Architect Michael Lehrer on great windows, hand-built models, and builders with high emotional intelligence

Design

New Surfacing Designs

  Cambria has introduced nine new surfacing designs, including the brand-new Black Marble and Woodstone collections. The Woodstone collection…

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